Raquel Freitas > PLMJ > Lisbon, Portugal > Lawyer Profile
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Raquel Freitas
Work Department
Public Law
Position
Senior Counsel
Career
Raquel is a sénior counsel in the public law practice and has more than 25 years’ experience as a lawyer. She focuses on administrative law, especially environmental law, public contracts, concessions and public works contracts.
Raquel advises Portuguese and international clients from various industries and sectors, in particular, paper pulp, packaging production, healthcare, the chemical industry and mass catering. She has also been very active in the analysis of environmental issues in the energy sector.
She has completed a postgraduate courses in European studies at Institut des Hautes Etudes Européennes – Université Robert Schuman, Strasbourg, the new Public Procurement Code at the Faculty of Law of Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Porto), and public regulation and competition at the Faculty of Law of the University. She has also taken a number of other specialisation courses.
Since 2011, Raquel has been a lecturer at the Faculty of Food and Nutrition Sciences of the University of Porto, on the degree and master’s courses in public procurement. She also lectures a seminar entitled Introduction to Environmental Law at the Faculty of Law of Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Porto).
Before joining PLMJ, Raquel was a lawyer in the public law practice of the law firm Cuatrecasas.
Languages
Portuguese and English
Education
Law degree from Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Porto, 1993.
Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association
Postgraduate course in European Studies at the Institut des Hautes Études Européenne – Université Robert Schuman, Strasbourg, 1994
Postgraduate course in ‘The New Public Procurement Code’ at the Faculty of Law of Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Porto, 2009
Specialisation course in public procurement and the evaluation of proposals in tender processes at the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra (CEDIPRE), 2009
Postgraduate course in public regulation and competition at the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra (CEDIPRE), 2010
Specialisation course on the municipal business sector at the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra (CEDIPRE), 2010
Short course on concessions and public-private partnerships at the Faculty of Law of Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Porto, 2011
Specialisation course in environmental law, spatial planning and urban development at the Centre for Spatial Planning and Urban Development Law, 2016
Lawyer Rankings
Portugal > Porto: Leading commercial firms
(Rising stars)PLMJ stands out as a strong choice for a diverse range of clients, who turn to the team for its wide-ranging capabilities in corporate and M&A, public law, employment, tax, and dispute resolution matters. Noted for its ‘pragmatism and efficiency’, the team is adept at navigating complex cross-border deals. The practice is led by Filipe Avides Moreira, a key contact for companies from the infrastructure and construction sectors. Public law expert Diogo Duarte Campos, lauded for his ‘professionalism’, regularly handles contentious and non-contentious mandates. José Pedro Anacoreta assists companies with all employment and social security issues, particularly those related to employment regulation, litigation and restructuring processes. Senior consultant Raquel Freitas is noted for her expertise in environmental law.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
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